Front gates open at 1 p.m. and afternoon practice runs from 2 'til 4. A drivers meeting is scheduled for 4:15, followed by time trials at 4:30. Pre-race festivities get under way at 6:55, while the Champ Karts lead off the evening's feature program shortly after 7.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, 6-12. "Little Race Fans" (under 6) are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Military members in uniform are also admitted free. Military members in civvies (active-duty or retired, with ID) and senior citizens (60+, with ID) receive a $2 discount off the regular adult ticket price. "Family Packs," which include two adult and two children's tickets, are $25 - a savings of $5.

Advance tickets may be purchased online by clicking on the appropriate link at www.langley-speedway.com.

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Making only his sixth career UCAR start, Adam Florian was the winner of the 2008 edition of the Virginia State UCAR Championship. Using the momentum from that victory as a springboard, he posted nine wins this season, including five in a row to close out the points campaign.

Other past winners of the event are Kevin Alves (2006) and Robert Rusinyak (2007).

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Tommy Sweeney picked up the win in the 2008 Super Street Showdown. He slipped by pole starter Anthony Kincaid on lap 66, then held on to win by a car-length.

$6,000 in posted awards will be on the line on Saturday, Oct. 24, when Langley Speedway hosts the 4th Annual Night of Destruction presented by 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union.

Eleven events are planned for this year's NoD program, including old favorites like the Appliance Race, Bag Race, Piano Race, Enduro Race, Twin Demolition Derbies (domestic and import) and the "Black Bandit." New for '09 is the Boat & Trailer Race.

Front gates open at 11 a.m. and the fun gets under way at 1 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, 6-12. "Little Race Fans" (under 6) are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Military members in uniform are also admitted free. Military members in civvies (active-duty or retired, with ID) and senior citizens (60+, with ID) receive a $2 discount off the regular adult ticket price. "Family Packs," which include two adult and two children's tickets, are $25 - a savings of $5.

Advance tickets may be purchased online by clicking on the appropriate link at www.langley-speedway.com.

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Langley Speedway's 2009 track champions will be feted on Friday, Nov. 20, at the annual awards banquet, to be held at the Newport News Marriott at City Center. Tickets are on sale now in the track office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For complete details, contact the Speedway at (757) 865-RACE.

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A longtime member of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series, Langley Speedway is a .395-mile, slightly-banked oval. The track is located at 11 Dale Lemonds Dr., off North Armistead Ave., in Hampton, Va.

To learn more about Langley Speedway, fans may call the Speedway office at (757) 865-RACE or consult the track's Web site - www.langley-speedway.com.